Selected Poems of John Donne (Penguin Classics)

A New Selection Spanning The Breadth Of Donne's Verse. One Of England's Preeminent Poets, John Donne's Poems Are Among The Most Passionate, Profound, And Spiritual In The English Language. This Rich Representation Reflects The Wide Diversity Of His Poetry. From Such Witty Items As The Flea, Which Transforms The Image Of A Louse Into Something Marvelous, To The Intimate And Intense Holy Sonnets, Donne Breathed New Vigor Into Poetry By Drawing Lucid And Often Startling Metaphors From The World In Which He Lived. Songs And Sonnets -- The Good Morrow -- Song ('go And Catch A Falling Star') -- Woman's Constancy -- The Undertaking -- The Sun Rising -- The Indifferent -- Love's Usury -- The Canonization -- The Triple Fool -- Lovers' Infiniteness -- Song ('sweetest Love, I Do Not Go') -- The Legacy -- A Fever -- Air And Angels -- Break Of Day -- The Anniversary -- A Valediction Of My Name In The Window -- Twicknam Garden -- Valediction Of The Book -- Community -- Love's Growth -- Love's Exchange -- Confined Love -- The Dream -- A Valediction Of Weeping -- Love's Alchemy -- The Flea -- The Curse -- The Message -- A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day, Being The Shortest Day -- Witchcraft By A Picture -- The Bait. John Donne ; With An Introduction And Notes By Ilona Bell. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.